has anyone upgraded their stereos?

[Veee1.8t]

thinking about upgrading mine, no idea what to get though in terms of what double din to get thats good or is it worth upgrading speakers aswell.

does anyone actually know what system is in the gti allready in terms of model and what speakers are used?

if anyone has upgraded theirs and has some piccies on offer that would be great.

cheers

[gtigrl]

Thinking of upgrading too thanks to my volume knob that keeps turning itself up and now my speakers are getting scratchy.

[Eddy]

Thinking of upgrading too thanks to my volume knob that keeps turning itself up and now my speakers are getting scratchy.

Hoyhoy.
Ah, the volume knob. Yes I use to think the knob was wierd & changing volume. But try playing with the knob [volume] when the car is sitting still & you'll find tiny notches, if you leave it in between notches at the desired level, you should find the volume will stay steady.

[Timbo]

Actually, the stereo has a feature which progressively increases volume with speed. You can set various levels (rates of increase) using the tuning knob

[Eddy]

Actually, the stereo has a feature which progressively increases volume with speed. You can set various levels (rates of increase) using the tuning knob

Hoyhoy.
Learn something everyday.

[Eddy]

Actually, the stereo has a feature which progressively increases volume with speed. You can set various levels (rates of increase) using the tuning knob

Hoyhoy.
gtigrl--------gtigrl.
This Timbo, he's on the ball. I did also have problems with vol. knob half way between notches.------- But like Timbo says try the GALA setting [booklet No. 3.4_ page6] in the manual. Tricky stuff, first hold in the tuning knob, you will get GALA with numbers 1 to 9 by turning the knob left or right, which will give you varying volume ratios per speed.
Modern gadets with my vintage brain. Just too much.

[BlackVr6ix]

Can be done, i'll try and dig up some photos of a couple we did at my previous job.

[gtigrl]

yeah I keep finding that with increased speed comes increased happiness and volume, particularly with the rock and roll genre

[Timbo]

yeah I keep finding that with increased speed comes increased happiness and volume, particularly with the rock and roll genre

After my own heart No doof doof

[jasn78]

if anyone has upgraded theirs and has some piccies on offer that would be great.

cheers

Vee in it is a double din blauplankt head unit with phillips 6" front splits. I got mine done by some guys in Brisbane "Northfield at Mcgregor" did a really good job except for the part i mentioned in my other post. I would say if your doing one do the head unit first single din is fine and they used a pocket from a Mazda 3 for the other space. Also if you do consider speakers factor in some Sound deadining as the door trims are metal (bit tinny without the stuff) and forget mounting an amp under your front seats cause there is a metal bump in the middle which meant my amp is mounted in the boot.

When i get a chance pics will be posted.

Hope that helps

[Veee1.8t]

hey jas,,

that did mate, thanx...some piccies would be great, in a noobie when it comes to car audio, so i have no idea what i need or dont need, at the moment i just wanna upgrade the head unit, was looking at an alpine dvd but they are so pricey, ridiculous as im on a student budget,

do u know what speakers are in the car as in dimensions and sizes, and are they worth upgrading?

cheers

[jasn78]

Vee u only need a dvd if ur running a tv unit. Personally i wouldnt bother but u might want to for you my order would be headunit 1st then front speakers mine are 6 and 1/2 inch boston accousticsfitted perfectly then if u want some more grunt add a nice 4 channel amp and maybe a sub only prob being are you willing to lose boot space over it im not so my sub stayed out and my amp got mounted on the left hand side in the boot but as i said all up to you i would just say sound deaden your doors as part of the speakers.

But be warned for installation of speakers amp hu wiring and dynamat it was 900 bucks without the gear

[Kai]

Me.

Hey Guys,

I’ve been reading this forum for a while and decided to sign up as this thread suited me

Anyways,

I’ve done the headunit & front splits and added a few goodies to the list as well.

Alpine Type X splits x2
Alpine DVD supportive Headunit
Alpine 700watt amp x2
Alpine Type R 12inch Sub

I got all this installed and professionally tuned for $400, that was fairly cheap at the time and some companies wanted 800+, I went to Northfield Moorooka in Brisbane (very well known company) who knew exactly what they were doing and did a fantastic job.

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Kai

[shaneth]

Welcome Kai, Sounds like a decent setup, Do you have any pics. Enjoy your stay, best forum around imo.

[Kai]

Welcome Kai, Sounds like a decent setup, Do you have any pics. Enjoy your stay, best forum around imo.

yep, i find this forum doesnt contain any bitching like others, so i love it.

I havent got any of the sub + mono amp, but in the morning i will take some photos for you

Here is a link to the car. (photos are down the bottom of the few that are there)

http://www.boostcruising.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=161045